erase

Synopsis

Remove all frames (and their contents) from the window.

erase([id])

Description

• id - an optional ChipsId structure containing values to modify the currency state for the command or a string id to specify the window.

The erase command removes all frames from the window. The current window is affected, unless a ChipsId structure is specified. It is equivalent to the command delete_frame("all").

Example

chips> add_frame(.1,.1,.5,.6,'bgcolor=plum')
chips> add_frame(.5,.2,.98,.8,'bgcolor=coral')
chips> erase()

The erase command deletes all of the frames that exist in the current window.

See Also

frames

add_frame, arrange_frames, blink_frames, current_frame, delete_frame, display_frame, get_frame, hide_frame, move_frame, next_frame, reposition_frame, set_frame, tile, view_placed_frame, view_single_frame

utilities

get_object_count